Matt Hemingway, who qualified for his first Olympics on his third try and once quit high jumping because he was "burned out," made sure his first Olympic experience was one to remember.
The Littleton resident won the silver medal Sunday with a leap of 7 feet, 8 inches. He just missed a bid for gold when he missed three attempts at 7-83/4, a height that Sweden's Stefan Holm cleared on his first attempt for the gold.